WHO WE ARE:
ANINE BING Corporation is a fast-growing fashion & commerce startup revolutionizing the way products are developed, produced, marketed, sold, and delivered to customers. The brand reaches customers across social platforms, eCommerce, branded brick-and-mortar stores, and major department stores. ANINE BING has a global presence, with 11 stores in 6 countries around the world.
ANINE BING has 70+ employees across Sales, Production, Design, Graphics, and Customer Service located in Downtown Los Angeles. Key investors include Index Ventures founder Danny Rimer (Facebook, Dropbox, Net-A-Porter, Nasty Gal), Greycroft Partners founder Dana Settle (Maker Studios, Thrive Market, AwesomenessTV), and Felix Capital founder Frederic Court (Goop, Farfetch, Vitrue, Dailymotion).
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
You are a proven collaborative team player, hardworking, dedicated, open-minded, humble, and enthusiastic —ready and eager to learn every part of the buying and planning process. You are excited for a hands-on role and ready to work closely with a tight-knit team to drive results and take the Anine Bing brands to the next level. The opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams excites you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Partner with the Buyers and Planners to curate an assortment across all global channels, including Ecommerce and Wholesale, for more than 200 SKUs annually.
- Monitor and analyze weekly performance to ensure optimum inventory positions are maintained on a style level.
- Assess reorder opportunities and identify slow selling styles through specialized reports.
- Generate, analyze, and distribute all weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales reports
- Provide basic analysis of key business data and reporting, as directed by Buyer, including the monitoring of regional merchandise reports, Open-To-Buy, stock analysis and other ad hoc reports.
- Create and run specialized reports as necessary
- Manage daily merchandising responsibilities including – updating the assortment sheets, monitoring ETAs for styles launching in upcoming weeks, updating launch schedules based on ETA movements, etc
- Maintain company-wide assortment calendar; update all cross functional teams on launch and product changes.
- Own data entry and maintenance like PO entry, PO updates and price updates in NetSuite.
- Manage merchandise samples for Buying and Planning Team
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- 1-3 years' experience in Merchandising/Buying
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required for reporting and data formatting
- Advanced Excel (Vlookups, Pivots, Index Match)
- Organized, Detail Oriented, & Hard Worker
- Sense of fashion trends and market knowledge
- Prior experience in fashion industry preferred or retail experience
- Must be comfortable with handling large excel spreadsheets and datasets
- Strong attention to detail with excellent follow-up capabilities
- Ability to effectively communicate, written and orally, with all levels of employees
- Excellent time-management skills
- General knowledge of retail analysis, including return on investments, gross margin, initial markup, etc. is essential
PERKS & BENEFITS
- Competitive Salary
- Health Insurance: Generous stipend for Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- Unlimited PTO: Subject to Manager Approval
- Summer Fridays
- Clothing Discount: Generous employee discount
- Amazing Culture: Happy Hours, Wellness Wednesdays, Company Outings & More!